In order to install/upgrade to SMS SP3 you need to do the following:

1. Install your OS which needs to be NT 4 with SP4 or later or Windows 2000.

2. Install SQL Server which need to be SQL 6.5 with SP5 or later. SMS can install SQL automatically for you, or if you want to install SQL yourself you must install it before installing SMS.

3. If your Site Server isn't already running SMS SP2, you need to upgrade it to SP2 before you upgrade to SP3. Use the How Do I Determine Which Version of SMS I Am Running? link to help you determine which version of SMS 2.0 you currently have installed.

   • If you have an SMS SP2 CD use it to install SMS on the Site server.

   • If you only have an SMS SP1 CD, use it to install SMS on the Site server.  You will then need to upgrade to SMS SP2 using an SP2 CD.

   • If you only have an original SMS CD (with no Service Packs), use it to install SMS on the Site server.  You will then need to upgrade to SMS SP2 using an SP2 CD.

4. Once your Site server is running SP2 you can upgrade to SP3.

See 281829 "SMS: How to Obtain and Install Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3" for further details on obtaining and installing SP3.